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Blues Explosion

  • Music

    June 17, 1999

    Something to Crow About

    When it comes to rock insanity, Bantam Rooster is cocksure.

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Delegating Denver #33 of 56: New Hampshire

    When it comes to rock insanity, Bantam Rooster is cocksure.

  • Music

    April 22, 1999

    Still Burning

    Jon Spencer and Alec Empire want you to get a sample of R.L. Burnside.

  • Music

    April 20, 2000

    Smoke Signals

    The Arsonists -- and one of indie rock's most beloved labels -- ignite hip-hop's underground.

  • Music

    August 22, 2002

    Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

    Dap-Dippin' With... (Daptone)

  • Music

    September 6, 2001

    Reagan National Crash Diet

    Administration (RoosterCow)

  • Music

    October 11, 2001

    Backwash

    Clear Channel may not be an evil empire, but the amount of power it wields is still scary.

  • Music

    December 21, 2006

    Moovers and Shakers 2006

    Backbeat writers sound off on the best local releases of 2006.

  • Music

    September 14, 2006

    Turnabout Is Fairplay

    Footloose and fancy free, South Park proved to be a gay old time.

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    Various Artists

    Sunday Nights: The Songs of Junior Kimbrough (Fat Possum)

  • Music

    November 4, 2004

    The Gossip

    Tuesday, November 9, Fox Theatre, 303-443-3399.

  • Music

    July 3, 2003

    The Lonesome Organist

    Forms and Follies (Thrill Jockey)

  • Music

    February 20, 2003
  • Music

    September 26, 2002

    This Year's Model

    The Yeah Yeah Yeahs get swept up in the rock-is-back movement.

  • Music

    June 8, 2000

    Vintage Edition

    At 78, T-Model Ford is a restored bluesman.

  • Music

    February 10, 2000

    20 Miles to Go

    A member of Jon Spencer's Blues Explosion maps his own road.

  • Music

    April 15, 1999

    Everything's Zen

    The punk-soul warfare of Zen Guerrilla.

  • Music

    December 24, 1998

    Year-End Close-Out

    We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

  • Music

    December 17, 1998

    Playlist

    We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

  • Music

    November 5, 1998

    Log On

    Doo Rag's Bob Log III proves that he can be outlandish all by himself.

  • Music

    July 23, 1998

    That's Amore

    The unexpected positions of the Weird Lovemakers.

  • Music

    December 25, 1997

    And the Winners Are ...

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    August 14, 1997

    Feedback

    Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

  • Music

    August 7, 1997

    Doll Parts

    The Demolition Doll Rods combine R&B and T&A.

  • Music

    July 31, 1997

    Not-So-Gentle Ben

    Teen sensation Ben Lee already knows how to act like a rock star.

  • Music

    April 10, 1997

    The Spirit of 72

    Teen sensation Ben Lee already knows how to act like a rock star.

  • Music

    December 26, 1996

    The Prize Patrol

    The biggest musical winners from 1996.

  • Music

    November 14, 1996

    Playlist

    The biggest musical winners from 1996.

  • Music

    November 7, 1996

    Cool Jerk

    Getting on a new track with Railroad Jerk.

  • Music

    September 5, 1996

    Better Red Than Dead

    Getting on a new track with Railroad Jerk.

  • Music

    June 6, 1996

    'Head of the Class

    Getting on a new track with Railroad Jerk.

  • Music

    November 29, 1995

    WHO'S THE BOSS

    HER MORE-FAMOUS BEAU'S IN THE BAND, BUT CRISTINA MARTINEZ IS STILL IN CHARGE OF BOSS HOG.

  • Music

    November 22, 1995

    THE LAZY COWGIRLS GET BUSY

    HER MORE-FAMOUS BEAU'S IN THE BAND, BUT CRISTINA MARTINEZ IS STILL IN CHARGE OF BOSS HOG.

  • Music

    April 26, 1995

    SPENCER FOR HIRE

    LIGHTING IT UP WITH THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION.

  • Music

    March 29, 1995

    SOMEBODY IN PARTICULAR

    A BEHIND-THE-CURTAINS LOOK AT THE BIGGEST LITTLE PROMOTER IN DENVER.

  • Music

    November 23, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    A BEHIND-THE-CURTAINS LOOK AT THE BIGGEST LITTLE PROMOTER IN DENVER.

  • Music

    October 12, 1994

    UNSANE IN THE BRAIN

    WELCOME TO THE BLOODY WORLD OF NEW YORK'S UNSANE.

  • News

    June 1, 1994

    LETTERS

    WELCOME TO THE BLOODY WORLD OF NEW YORK'S UNSANE.

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2010

    Matador at 21: Anyone got a spare, oh, $700 or so?

    ​As it happens, we don't have a spare $700 or so laying around. Boy, if we did, though, you wouldn't really have to be the betting type to wager where we'd be on Friday, October 1 through Sunday, October 3. No contest: Matador at 21 in Las Vegas. Have you seen the lineup for this thing? Holy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2010

    The Heavy's Kelvin Swaby talks about the band's music, Jim Jarmusch and Marmite.

    Joshua BradleyThe Heavy appears tonight at the Bluebird with Wallpaper​ The Noid isn't just that pesky pizza-chilling character from old Domino's commercials from the '80s. It's a region of England from which the neo-soul, garage rock band known as The Heavy hails. Fronted by the charismatic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Tonight: Unsane at the Marquis

    Once upon a time, MTV played music videos, and a whole generation was introduced to Unsane (playing the Marquis Theater tonight with Clinging to the Trees of a Forest Fire) through "Scrape," the trio's film tribute to brutal skateboard take downs. Forming in 1988 and taking a short break in the earl ... More >>

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